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    Managing Sport and Leisure, Volume 30, 2025, Issue 2

    The importance of physical proximity for team cohesion – a case study of USA Rugby 7s by Jacqueline Mueller, Robbie Matz, Zack J. Damon, Michael L. Naraine & James Skinner (open access).

    Important handbook that takes a broad approach to its subject without losing analytical depth

    With sport sustaining a prominent place in international development policymaking, discourse and delivery, the collected volume Handbook of Sport and International Development (Edward Elgar) investigates the role that different sport initiatives – from community-focused projects to large-scale events – can play across a great variety of development contexts. Our reviewers Derrick Charway and Umair Asif are appreciative of the comprehensive approach and they find the critical stance vital to combat the narratives about the “inherent purity and goodness of sport” (Coakley).

    A clear and structured introduction to the area of sports marketing

    Viktor Magnusson reviewed the first edition of Introduction to Sport Marketing for idrottsforum.org back in 2010. Now in its third edition, with a new publisher (Routledge) and the addition of four more authors, it was again sent to Viktor for a review. The collective efforts of Aaron C.T. Smith, Constantino Stavros, James Skinner, Andrea N. Geurin and Lauren M. Burch have resulted in a considerably better book; it has been brought up to date, every chapter has an improved introduction, and it includes case descriptions instead of links to cases on the ’net.

    Sociology of Sport Journal, Volume 41, 2024, Issue 3

    SSJ publishes original research, framed by social theory, on exercise, sport, physical culture, and the (physically active) body. The journal publishes peer-reviewed empirical, theoretical, and position papers; book reviews; and critical essays. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Sports Attitudes in Childhood and Income in Adulthood by Adam Vanzella-Yang, Pascale Domond, Frank Vitaro, Richard E. Tremblay, Vincent Bégin, Sylvana Côté.

    European Sport Management Quarterly, Volume 23, 2023, Issue 1

    ESMQ publishes articles that contribute to our understanding of sport organizations. The Journal sets out to enhance our understanding of the role of sport management and sport bodies in social life. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Code Red for Elite Sport. A critique of sustainability in elite sport and a tentative reform programme by Hallgeir Gammelsæter & Sigmund Loland (open access).

    International Review for the Sociology of Sport, Vol. 58, 2023, No. 1

    IRSS is a peer reviewed academic journal. Its main purpose is to disseminate research and scholarship on sport throughout the international academic community. The journal publishes research articles of varying lengths, as well as book and media reviews. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Sport, gender, and national interest during the Olympics: A comparative analysis of media representations in Central and Eastern Europe by Dunja Antunovic and Sunčica Bartoluci.

    Journal of Global Sport Management, Volume 7, 2022, issue 3 | Football in China: Vision, Policy, Strategy and Management

    JGSM aims to be the global platform for focused, rigorous, and interdisciplinary research that has originality, depth, and clarity of insights into significant issues and developments of interest to sport management. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Chinese Fans’ Engagement with Football: Transnationalism, Authenticity and Identity by Jonathan Sullivan, Yupei Zhao, Simon Chadwick & Michael Gow.

    European Sport Management Quarterly, Volume 22, 2022, Issue 1 | Sport and COVID-19: Impact and Challenges for the Future: Volume 2

    ESMQ publishes articles that contribute to our understanding of sport organizations. The Journal sets out to enhance our understanding of the role of sport management and sport bodies in social life. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: We are in this together: sport brand involvement and fans’ well-being by Yiran Su, James Du, Rui Biscaia & Yuhei Inoue.

    Journal of Sports Economics, Vol. 22, 2021, No. 8

    The aim of the Journal of Sports Economics is to further research in the area of sports economics by bringing together theoretical and empirical research in a single intellectual venue The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: Does Crowd Support Drive the Home Advantage in Professional Football? Evidence from German Ghost Games during the COVID-19 Pandemic by Kai Fischer and Justus Haucap.

    European Sport Management Quarterly, Volume 21, 2021, Issue 3

    ESMQ publishes articles that contribute to our understanding of sport organizations. The Journal sets out to enhance our understanding of the role of sport management and sport bodies in social life. The Forum Editor’s pick from the current issue: A bright spot for a small league: social media performance in a football league without a COVID-19 lockdown by Daniel Weimar, Lisa Carola Holthoff & Rui Biscaia.
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